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Making the Move: Keys to a Successful Transition

Making the Move: Keys to a Successful Transition. Paul Giberson, Coordinator for Transfer Programs Frank Martinez, Assistant Director Student Financial Services Jeannie Ortega, Director Off-Campus Life. What is transition. Change Transition. Transition Theory. William Bridges.

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Making the Move: Keys to a Successful Transition

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  1. Making the Move: Keys to a Successful Transition Paul Giberson, Coordinator for Transfer Programs Frank Martinez, Assistant Director Student Financial Services Jeannie Ortega, Director Off-Campus Life

  2. What is transition • Change • Transition

  3. Transition Theory William Bridges

  4. Areas of transition • Academic • Financial • Emotional • Environmental

  5. What students can do • Create a plan • Make contact • Know the resources

  6. Purpose of Transfer Programs • Welcome students to CSU and answer their questions • Help transfer student establish realistic expectations of the transfer process • Assist transfer students in engaging in the campus community • Facilitate connections with advisors, staff, faculty, etc. • Act as a clearinghouse for all things related to the transfer process and transfer students • Help you help your transfer students • Advocate for transfers students • Refer students to other “experts”

  7. Transfer Programs @ CSU • Next Step Transfer Student Orientation • Online Orientation for Transfer Students • Ram Welcome for Transfer Students • Transfer Mentoring Program • Transfer Student Communities • Transfer Student Clubs and Organizations • Social Media

  8. Pitfalls… • “I’ve already done this…I don’t need help.” • “I’m not a freshmen.” • “I’ve been admitted, can I get my advising code?”

  9. Housing • Ways to look for housing • Cost of living • Transportation • Pitfalls

  10. Ways to look for housing • Check university website for on and off-campus housing resources • Transfer student floors, family housing, etc. • Services for off-campus students • City Resources • Local online newspapers • Housing/roommate finder services • General web resources • National, regional, local

  11. Cost of living • Apartment vs. house • Utilities • Roommates • Furniture

  12. Transportation • Commuter parking • Ride share program • Bus services • Rental car services - ZipCar

  13. Common Pitfalls… • “I’ll just find housing a few weeks before classes begin.” • Check vacancy rate for the area. • Know lease cycle. • “All college towns are alike.” • Often unique city ordinances and community issues unique to college towns

  14. Student Employment • What Student Employment Offices Do • HR Dept for student employees • Manage Off-Campus Work-Study Programs • Customer service for on-campus employees/employers • Assist students having issues finding employment • Provide referrals to employers needing student employees • Discuss strategies for finding employment

  15. Common Questions • Where to find jobs? • Work-Study • Hourly On-Campus • Off-Campus • 3 popular options • Student Jobs Website or Paper Postings • Word of mouth • Approach Department or Professor • Should Students Contact the Employer? • YES!

  16. How To Get Work-Study? • Find Out • Contact the Financial Aid or Student Employment Office • Are transfer students awarded work-study up front? • Request Work-Study? • Does the school place, or refer?

  17. Interviewing • Tips For All Students • Follow through • Take it seriously • Some student jobs lead to permanent employment • Be on time, smile, use good eye contact • Dress appropriately • Practice describing previous job skills • Have a resume to reference • Volunteer activities/extracurricular activities • Also • Expectations • Rate of Pay

  18. Pitfalls • Employment Scams • More and more common • Students unfamiliar with the local area are susceptible • “If too good to be true, it probably is…” • Never pay a fee for the “privilege” of applying • Money a one-way direction—> to the student for hours worked. • Waiting Until 1st Week & Work-Study • Awards are usually made several months in advance • Balance • Credit to Work Hour Ratio • What Is Realistic?

  19. Website Info • SES.Colostate.Edu

  20. Thank You • Paul GibersonCoordinator for Transfer Programspaul.giberson@colostate.edu(970) 491-7352 • Jeannie OrtegaDirector Off-Campus LifeJean.Ortega@ColoState.EDU(970) 491-2248 • Frank MartinezAssistant Director Student Financial ServicesFrank.Martinez@ColoState.EDU(970) 491-5714

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